C39 Continuation

(Next Day)

My eyes darted to the clock on the wall. It was five seconds before 10:00 and Jennifer was never late with her daily schedule reminder.

"Good morning Mr. Mike," I heard Jennifer's voice said timidly.

She quickly scurried over to my desk and placed a stack of file folders on it, "One moment."

Within seconds, she was back with a coffee in her small hands